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Antwerp Zoo
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Schilde
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Schilde
Schilde works well as a base: 10 minutes from Halle, 13km from Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp.
Schilde is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Halle, about 4 km away.
Schilde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɪldə] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Schilde proper and 's-Gravenwezel. In 2021, Schilde had a total population of 19,925. The total area is 35.99 km2. It has one of the highest per capita income levels inRead more
Flanders. Schilde is home to Rugbyclub Diabolos.
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What is there to see near Schilde?
Within an hour or so of Schilde: Antwerp Zoo (11 km), Antwerpen-Centraal (12 km), Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp (13 km), Plantin-Moretus Museum (13 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Schilde?
Schilde is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Halle.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,373
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.2411, 4.5834
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Worth the detour from Schilde
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Antwerpen-Centraal
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Plantin-Moretus Museum
The world's oldest surviving printing house, run by the Plantin family in Antwerp from 1576 to 1867 and the only museum on the UNESCO World Heritage list: complete with the two oldest printing presses in existence and a Gutenberg Bible.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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St. Rumbold's Tower
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Autoworld Brussels
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Schilde
- 56 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
- 56 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 63 kmZeeland BridgeElegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
- 75 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 75 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.
- 76 kmBrouwersdamDelta Works dam carrying the N57 between two Zeeland islands, with the North Sea on one side, the Grevelingen lagoon on the other, and kitesurfers filling the sky.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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